On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 12 .600 --
Orioles 21 14 .600 -0.5
White Sox 20 14 .588 --
Tigers 15 14 .517 2.5
Yankees 16 15 .516 2.5
Senators 13 19 .406 6.0
Red Sox 12 18 .400 6.0
Athletics 13 22 .371 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 13 .649 --
Pirates 23 14 .622 1.0
Braves 16 13 .552 4.0
Reds 20 18 .526 4.5
Dodgers 18 19 .486 6.0
Cardinals 16 20 .444 7.5
Cubs 11 19 .367 9.5
Phillies 12 24 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Ken Hamlin 3
2 Marty Keough 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Bailey 5
2 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Gus Bell 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Marty Keough 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Williams 1.00
2 Camilo Pascual 0.87
3 Tom Brewer 0.73
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.71
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 13
2 Tom Brewer 8
2 Stan Williams 8
4 Johnny Antonelli 5
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .372
2 Pete Runnels .360
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Vic Power .336
5 Willie Mays .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 11
2 Jim Lemon 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 35
2 Orlando Cepeda 32
3 Ernie Banks 31
3 Willie McCovey 31
5 Frank Robinson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 11
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Willie Mays 9
4 Tony Taylor 8
5 Don Blasingame 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.54
2 Mike McCormick 1.51
3 Steve Barber 1.67
4 Dick Hall 1.90
5 Sam Jones 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 6
1 Mike McCormick 6
3 Gary Bell 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 81
2 Don Drysdale 79
3 Gary Bell 55
3 Bob Friend 55
5 Jim Bunning 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 6
2 Roy Face 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 5
4 Ryne Duren 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .484
2 Joe Adcock .394
3 Jim Gentile .382
4 Norm Cash .378
5 Jim Piersall .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Bob Cerv 5
1 Roger Maris 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
2 Ed Bailey 12
2 Gus Bell 12
4 Roberto Clemente 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
4 Elio Chacon 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.00
2 Mudcat Grant 1.06
3 Gerry Staley 1.15
4 Steve Barber 1.23
5 Whitey Ford 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 39
2 Don Drysdale 24
3 Jim Bunning 22
4 Sandy Koufax 20
5 Jay Hook 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 2
1 Turk Lown 2
1 Don McMahon 2
1 Dick Stigman 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .369
2 Whitey Herzog .358
3 Ed Bailey .351
4 Pete Runnels .350
5 Hank Aaron .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 8
2 Bob Cerv 7
2 Roger Maris 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 25
2 Ed Bailey 21
2 Ernie Banks 21
2 Jim Lemon 21
2 Roger Maris 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Tony Taylor 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
4 Bill Bruton 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.67
2 Mike McCormick 0.76
3 Sam Jones 1.54
4 Dick Hall 1.71
5 Steve Barber 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 4
1 Gary Bell 4
1 Dick Hall 4
1 Vern Law 4
1 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 60
2 Don Drysdale 46
3 Sandy Koufax 40
4 Jim Bunning 38
5 Jay Hook 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Turk Lown 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Turk Farrell 3
3 Don McMahon 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .348
2 Joe Cunningham .337
3 Harvey Kuenn .336
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Rocky Colavito 34
4 Frank Robinson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 132
2 Frank Robinson 114
3 Gus Bell 109
4 Orlando Cepeda 107
5 Hank Aaron 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.36
3 Billy O'Dell 2.47
4 Jim Perry 2.54
5 Vern Law 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Bud Daley 18
3 Camilo Pascual 18
3 Bob Shaw 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Camilo Pascual 230
3 Sam Jones 199
4 Jim Bunning 197
5 Sandy Koufax 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 20
2 Ryne Duren 16
2 Bill Henry 16
4 Turk Lown 15
4 2 others tied 15